Kim Jae Yop, Lee Ji Hyeon, Song Hyang Joo, Kim Dong Goo, Yim Yeong Shin
Professor, School of Social Welfare, Yonsei University, Seoul, South Korea.
Assistant professor, Department of Social Work, Presbyterian University and Theological Seminary, Seoul, South Korea.
Health Soc Work. 2017 Feb 1;42(1):41-47. doi: 10.1093/hsw/hlw053.
Women subject to violence by their intimate partners often experience a range of psychosocial problems such as depression, excessive alcohol use, and stressful life events that, in turn, lead to health issues. This study examined psychosocial difficulties and oxidative stress levels in abused and non-abused Korean women and analyzed the relationship between psychosocial outcomes and oxidative stress levels. Markers were determined in 16 women (seven abused, nine non-abused). The two groups of women (abused and non-abused) were compared with respect to scores in depression, alcohol use, life stress events, and oxidative stress biomarkers using the Mann-Whitney U test. Correlations between depression, alcohol use, life stress events, and oxidative stress biomarkers were tested by the Spearman rank correlation coefficient. The abused women had significantly higher levels of oxidative stress markers and significantly lower levels of antioxidants than the non-abused women. Life stress events and oxidative biomarker levels were significantly correlated. These findings have implications for both social services providers and medical personnel when assessing abused women to ensure that they receive the most appropriate service.
遭受亲密伴侣暴力的女性常常会经历一系列心理社会问题，如抑郁、过度饮酒以及压力重重的生活事件，而这些反过来又会引发健康问题。本研究调查了受虐和未受虐韩国女性的心理社会困难及氧化应激水平，并分析了心理社会结果与氧化应激水平之间的关系。对16名女性（7名受虐者，9名未受虐者）进行了指标测定。使用曼-惠特尼U检验比较了两组女性（受虐和未受虐）在抑郁、饮酒、生活压力事件及氧化应激生物标志物方面的得分。通过斯皮尔曼等级相关系数检验抑郁、饮酒、生活压力事件与氧化应激生物标志物之间的相关性。与未受虐女性相比，受虐女性的氧化应激标志物水平显著更高，抗氧化剂水平显著更低。生活压力事件与氧化生物标志物水平显著相关。这些发现对于社会服务提供者和医务人员在评估受虐女性以确保她们获得最恰当的服务方面均具有启示意义。
